Flying machine



Jan. 8, 1929;.

S. C. GINS FLYING MACHINE Filed June 2, 1926 s sheets-sheet 1 'A% 676 V I NT ATTORNEY WITNESS:

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FLYING MACHINE Filed June 1926 S Sheet -Sheet 2 ATTORNEY WITNESS:

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FLYING MACHINE Jan. 8, 1929. 1,698,626

Filed June 2, 1926 a Sheets-Sheet AT'IORNEY WITNESS:

Patented Jan. 8, 1929.

UNITED sr;

SOLOMON CHARLES GINS, OF CHARLEROI, PENNSYLVANIA.

FLYING momma.

Application .fi1ed June 2,

This invention relates to flying machines and has for an object the provision of.a-flying machine which is constructed so as to split the air and therefore form a minimum 5 amount of resistance. 2 Another object of the invention is the provision of novel soaring and gliding means, so as to provide control and permit a safe landing in the event of mishap or .1 trouble with the motor.

A further object of the invention is the provision of means included in the gliding means whereby the latter may be controlled to provide a brake. 4

With the above and other objects in View, the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and 20 pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of an air plane constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is aside view of the same.

Figure 3 is a top plan view.-

Figure 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the side tubes.

Figure 5 is a similar view of the upper tube.

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the reference character indicates the body or fuselage of the machine, the rear' end of which carries oppositel extending vertical rudders 11 and a vertically extending horizontal rudder 12, suitable means being provided for controlling these rudders. At the forward end of the fuselage there is provided a hood 13 which may house -a motor, the hood and fuselage being provided withventilators 14, as shown in Figure 2 of the drawings.

Extending downwardly from the fuselage are struts or ribs 15 which are braced as indicated at 16 and which carry at their lower ends, an axle 17. Wheels '18 are mounted upon the'outer ends of the axle and provide the usual landing gear. Extending from opposite sides of the fuselage are wings 19 and connecting'these wings with the struts or.

ribs 15, are braces 20.

Supported by the structure just described are tubes 21 and 22. The tubes 21 extend longitudinally upon opposite sides of the fuselage and have extending laterally there 1926. Serial No. 113,251(

from horizontally disposed vanes 0r wings 23, while extending from the front and rearend portions of the tubes 21 are longitudinally disposed downwardly and upwardly extending wings or vanes 24-and 25. These vanes 24 and 25 act to split the wind and offer a minimum amount of resistance. The vanes 24 and 25 are shaped as shown in Figure 4 of the' drawings and are hollow, their .open end being dis osed toward the rear ofthe airplane. W travelling through the air, a vacuum is thus provided withinthese wings which acts to increase the buoyancy of the machine. The forward 'portion'of the fuselage or hood13 is provided with a' similar vane 26.

The tube 22 is provided with laterally en the plane is and upwardly extending vanes 27 which extend longitudinally of the tube and are shaped as shown in Figures 2 and 5 of the drawings.

The tubes 21 and 22 are open throughout their lengths so that the air may pass freely therethrough but-the passage of air may be controlled by valves or dampers 28 and 29 located respectively at the forward and rear ends of the tubes. These valves are pivot-- ally mounted as shown at 30 and are nor mally held in closed position by springs 31.

Connected with the rear valves 29 are cables 32 which are in turn connected to an operating lever 33 located within the fuselage. The valves 28 are connected by cables 34 with a lever 35 so that by operating the levers 33 and 35, the valves29 and 28 may be adjusted to regulate the passage of air through the tubes. The tubes are providedwith rearwardly extending overhanging portions 36.

In use, the valves 28 and 29 may be fully opened so as to permit the free passage of air therethrough, or the valves may be adjusted to regulate the amount of air passing through the tubes. The forward speed of the airplane may thus be regulated. In addition, the front valves .28 may be opened and the rear valves closed so that the latter will act as a brake. Further, the rear valves may be opened and the forward valves closed, whereupon a partial vacuum will be provided in the tubes and the buoyancy of the machine will be-increased. v

The machine is providedwith a propeller 36 having an auger-like formation This propeller may be driven by a motor of any suitable type.

the tubes.

lvhile the invention illustrated and describedin connection with an airplane, it is equally Well adapted for use in connection with dirigibles or like lighter than air machines and it is therefore not the purpose of the present application to limit the application of the invention in this respect.

The invention is susceptible of various vchanges in its form, proportions and minor 2. In an airplane, a fuselage, wings extending therefrom, tubular members carried by and extending longitudinally of the fuselage, valves at opposite ends of the tubes to control the passage of air therethrough and means to simultaneousl control all of the valves at the forwar ends of the tubes and means to simultaneously control all of the valves at the rear ends of the-tubes.

3. In an airplane, a fuselage, wings extending therefrom, tubular members carried by and extending longitudinally of the fuselage, means .to control the passage of air through the tubes and relatively'short up er and lower longitudinally disposed We geshaped fins located at the front and rear ends of the tubes. v

4. In an airplane, a. fuselage, wings extending therefrom, tubular members carried by and extending longitudinally of the fuse- 1 lage, means to control the passage of air through the tubes and longitudinally disposed hollow wedge-shaped fins'open at their rear ends and extending from the tubes.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

SOLOMON CHARLES ems. 

